Hosea 14:3
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Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
In other translations
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
Hebrew words
אַשּׁוּר׀'ashurAssyriaH804לֹאlo'notH3808יוֹשִׁיעֵנוּyoshi'enuit will save usH3467עַל־'al-onH5921סוּסsushorse[s]H5483לֹאlo'notH3808נִרְכָּבnirkavwe will rideH7392וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808נֹאמַרnomarwe will sayH559עוֹדodagainH5750אֱלֹהֵינוּ'eloheinugods ourH430לְמַעֲשֵׂהlema'asehto [the] work ofH4639יָדֵינוּyadeinuhands ourH3027אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834בְּךָbekhaby youיְרֻחַםyeruchamhe is shown compassionH7355יָתוֹם׃yatom[the] fatherlessH3490
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 10:14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalm 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
- John 14:18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Hosea 2:17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
- Isaiah 30:16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Psalm 33:17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
- Hosea 14:8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
- Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
- Hosea 7:11Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
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